Fans slam Plate of Origin with some saying they’re switching off to watch Netflix

Plate Of Origin premieres to mixed reviews with some saying they’re switching off to watch Netflix – as it’s called a ‘boring’ cross between My Kitchen Rules and MasterChef

Plate Of Origin premiered on Sunday night and it received some mixed reviews. 

Fans vented on Twitter, with many calling it a ‘boring’ cross between My Kitchen Rules and MasterChef. 

One person Tweeted: ‘This reminds me too much of MKR. I am very close to switching off.’

Oh no: Plate Of Origin premiered on Sunday night and it received some mixed reviews. Fans vented on Twitter, with many calling it a ‘boring’ cross between My Kitchen Rules and MasterChef. Pictured judges Matt Preston, Manu Feildel and Gary Mehigan

Someone else added: ‘The format of #PlateOfOriginAU is essentially My Kitchen Rules but two teams at once’.   

However some liked the mash up of formats, with one fan Tweeting: ‘I like this so far seems like a cross between Masterchef and My Kitchen Rules’. 

Another added: ‘#PlateOfOrigin seems cool so far. But it’s kinda hard too shorten the title #MKR style.’ 

Mixed: While some slammed it, others appeared to enjoy the show's emotional backstories

Mixed: While some slammed it, others appeared to enjoy the show’s emotional backstories 

Others found it a tad boring however, while others labelled it ‘cringe’  

One more chimed in: ‘#PlateOfOrigin is about as boring as I anticipated it would be and it’s not even the right kind of bad for mocking, it’s just bad.’

Someone else said:  ‘Does anybody have a spare bucket I can borrow?? I’m ready to vomit! This show is that CRINGE.’ 

A few even said they were switching off to watch Netflix or reruns of old movies on other networks. 

One fan Tweeted: 'Imagine choosing to watch dreck like Plate of Origin when instead you could tune into Back to the Future for the 80th time on 9 Go. The mind boggles'

One fan Tweeted: ‘Imagine choosing to watch dreck like Plate of Origin when instead you could tune into Back to the Future for the 80th time on 9 Go. The mind boggles’

Another person Tweeted: 'This reminds me too much of MKR. I am very close to switching off'

Another person Tweeted: ‘This reminds me too much of MKR. I am very close to switching off’

One fan Tweeted: ‘Imagine choosing to watch dreck like Plate of Origin when instead you could tune into Back to the Future for the 80th time on 9 Go. The mind boggles.’

Another wrote: ‘I’ve tuned out of #PlateOfOrigin. It’s not offering anything new for me. Time to watch something on Netflix instead.’ 

But it wasn’t all bad news, with some viewers enjoying the emotive backstories about the contestants. 

One person Tweeted: ‘I’ve already cried during Plate of Origin!’    

Reviews: Others found it a tad boring however, while others labelled it 'cringe'. Pictured: Team China's Mandy and Chrys

Reviews: Others found it a tad boring however, while others labelled it ‘cringe’. Pictured: Team China’s Mandy and Chrys